Howard Fillit, MD

The cofounder and chief science officer of the Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation recapped some of the notable recent developments in the Alzheimer disease field presented at the 2025 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference.

The cofounder and chief science officer of the Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation highlighted the critical role of collaboration and innovative diagnostics for advancing Alzheimer disease care. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

The cofounder and chief science officer of the Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation talked about how Alzheimer disease treatment may evolve through combination therapies, adding potential anti-tau and anti-inflammatory agents to improve patient outcomes. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

The founding executive director of the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation commented on ongoing developments from the organization, particularly the diagnostics accelerator, which aims at identifying a better way to diagnose Alzheimer disease. [WATCH TIME: 6 minutes]

Discussing recent technological advancements in the AD field, the founding executive director of the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation noted the doors that these innovations have opened. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

The founding executive director of the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation commented on the potential to detect patients at-risk for Alzheimer disease at an earlier age. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

The founding executive director of the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation spoke on the potential of drugs in the neuroprotection class for treatment of patients with AD. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

The founding executive director of the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation spoke on the data and developments he is looking forward to seeing in 2022. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

The founding executive director and chief science officer at the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation discussed goals and current work being conducted by its Diagnostics Accelerator initiative.

The founding executive director and chief science officer at the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation discussed the landmark findings from Biogen on its agent aducanumab and the impact the trial might have on the future.

The founding executive director and chief science officer at the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation detailed what he foresees the future of Alzheimer and dementia care to look like with telemedicine as a more permanent aspect of care.

The founding executive director and chief science officer at the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation spoke to the way the COVID-19 pandemic has transformed the use of telemedicine for the elderly with conditions like Alzheimer and dementia.

The founding executive director and chief science officer at the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation discussed the effect that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the care of patients with Alzheimer disease and dementias.

Fillit spoke about remaining need for additional biomarkers in Alzheimer, and what has been developed in recent years.

With a heavy focus on the need for new treatments in Alzheimer, there remains a need to ensure patients are cared for first and foremost.

The ADDF's founding executive director and chief scientific officer spoke about the gains in clinical trials in the last 5 years.

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